All adventures are not created equally! We had a temple trip scheduled to visit the Brigham City Temple for Friday July 26, 2019. The Harley went into the shop two weeks ago for a new front tire and to balance the wheels. Instead, it needs both tires, seems we hit something on our trip to Canada and sliced the sidewall of our new rear tire! It also needs a new drive belt and drive pulleys. So, parts had to be ordered and it's still in the shop! Though I feel the frustration of another trip to the shop this year, I also see tender mercies involved. The belt didn't break during one of our trips necessitating a rescue. The sidewall is ruined but the tire didn't go flat resulting in an accident or a rescue. It could have been worse. The vibration that sent us to the shop in the first place could have been ignored and resulted in more problems down the road. So, there is a feeling of gratitude tempering the inconvenience of lost ride time.

We thought we'd go the Brigham City Temple even though we couldn't ride and left the house in our cage at 3:30. We planned to have time for a quick burger at Maddox's Drive Inn in Perry, Utah on the way there. Both the drive in and the restaurant serve a great meal! But Friday traffic messed with our plans! Maps redirected our route off I-15 near Lagoon onto Highway 89 routing us around an issue on I-15. But, everyone else had the same idea and I doubt it saved us any time! Instead, we got there just in time to do initiatories and attend the last endowment session of the day. We'll go back another time for baptisms and confirmations. We did get to see the font, it's gorgeous, perhaps my favorite to date!

Some friends from Logan who also ride in the Temple Riders Association had come down so we were able to have some friendly conversation after the session before heading home. We got there about 10:30 and fell into bed exhausted. But glad for the experience! So many speak of something coming up to change their plans when they are trying to visit the temple. We were able to overcome the efforts of the Adversary today and enjoy some time in serving our deceased ancestors and worshiping in the temple. Tonight the veil was very thin for me and I enjoyed an exceptional time there. So often our questions and challenges find solutions as we are there. Today was no exception!

The temple, as is always the case, is beautiful, inside and out. It sits right on the main north and south road through town with easy access.  Definitely a trip with the effort!